Jet Nikolai🐸✨🏳️⚧️
@jetnikolai.bsky.social
He/Him, WA
Oil Painter/Artist | Frog enjoyer | comic book hoarder | gardener
I am just a man of many joys
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Oil Painter/Artist | Frog enjoyer | comic book hoarder | gardener
I am just a man of many joys
https://cara.app/jetnikolai
https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y16MNHY#galleryItemView
I think this is their insta
September 22, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I think this is their insta
Saw this non native praying mantis at the park eating a native bee the sweat bee. Sweat bees are a gorgeous iridescent bee native in my part of WA. Absolutely my favorite flavor of bees.
Remember to say hi to your local bugs even the invasive ones you never know what you might see next.
Remember to say hi to your local bugs even the invasive ones you never know what you might see next.
September 18, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Saw this non native praying mantis at the park eating a native bee the sweat bee. Sweat bees are a gorgeous iridescent bee native in my part of WA. Absolutely my favorite flavor of bees.
Remember to say hi to your local bugs even the invasive ones you never know what you might see next.
Remember to say hi to your local bugs even the invasive ones you never know what you might see next.
September 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Did a little drawing during lunch today of the man in this painting
August 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Did a little drawing during lunch today of the man in this painting
Artists! Quote with your yellow art! 💛✨
An older still life I did!
An older still life I did!
August 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Artists! Quote with your yellow art! 💛✨
An older still life I did!
An older still life I did!
Just a little drawing while on my break at work. No reference just sort of doodling. New sketchbook
August 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Just a little drawing while on my break at work. No reference just sort of doodling. New sketchbook
Update on my purple tomatoes btw haven't posted about them in a while, the flowers are blooming and tomatoes are nice and green. Can't wait to taste these once they are ripe. It's been hot as hell the past couple weeks so I've been doing lots of watering.
#gardening #tomatos
#gardening #tomatos
August 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Update on my purple tomatoes btw haven't posted about them in a while, the flowers are blooming and tomatoes are nice and green. Can't wait to taste these once they are ripe. It's been hot as hell the past couple weeks so I've been doing lots of watering.
#gardening #tomatos
#gardening #tomatos
I lied I adjusted more of the face lol she needed more highlights and her red lips. I also warmed up some of the colors of the puppet throughout, especially the gold.
#oilpainting #painting #queerartist #stilllife
#oilpainting #painting #queerartist #stilllife
August 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I lied I adjusted more of the face lol she needed more highlights and her red lips. I also warmed up some of the colors of the puppet throughout, especially the gold.
#oilpainting #painting #queerartist #stilllife
#oilpainting #painting #queerartist #stilllife
Progress of current oil painting I'm working on. It's coming together. I'm going to be working on the picture frame, headdress, dress, and arms. But I don't want to touch the face or background painting if I can help it lol
#oilpainting #paint #painting #stilllife #queerartist
#oilpainting #paint #painting #stilllife #queerartist
August 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Progress of current oil painting I'm working on. It's coming together. I'm going to be working on the picture frame, headdress, dress, and arms. But I don't want to touch the face or background painting if I can help it lol
#oilpainting #paint #painting #stilllife #queerartist
#oilpainting #paint #painting #stilllife #queerartist
Some of the birds feet don't even have the same amount of toes on each of them at least put in the effort to Photoshop it instead of just fucking copy pasting AI slop for your branding.
Where's this bird's back toe? Who stole it?
Where's this bird's back toe? Who stole it?
August 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Some of the birds feet don't even have the same amount of toes on each of them at least put in the effort to Photoshop it instead of just fucking copy pasting AI slop for your branding.
Where's this bird's back toe? Who stole it?
Where's this bird's back toe? Who stole it?
Can't escape the AI art it's even infected the suet blocks no more feeding birds with this brand now. Absolute garbage.
August 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Can't escape the AI art it's even infected the suet blocks no more feeding birds with this brand now. Absolute garbage.
Made progress in the background for this painting. I added Van Gogh's painting of a giant peacock moth as my painting within a painting. The colors of Van Gogh's painting fulfilled the balance of contrast and compliment that I was searching for when looking for.
#oilpainting #oilpaint #painting
#oilpainting #oilpaint #painting
August 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Made progress in the background for this painting. I added Van Gogh's painting of a giant peacock moth as my painting within a painting. The colors of Van Gogh's painting fulfilled the balance of contrast and compliment that I was searching for when looking for.
#oilpainting #oilpaint #painting
#oilpainting #oilpaint #painting
Still deciding what painting I want to paint on the wall in the background but I do want to lean into a bluer palette for it so I'm going to look at some more paintings today. Also readjusted the chin and solidified more parts of the puppet.
#oilpainting #paint #oilpaint
#oilpainting #paint #oilpaint
August 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Still deciding what painting I want to paint on the wall in the background but I do want to lean into a bluer palette for it so I'm going to look at some more paintings today. Also readjusted the chin and solidified more parts of the puppet.
#oilpainting #paint #oilpaint
#oilpainting #paint #oilpaint
Did some sketching during lunch of the painting I'm working on since I didn't get any painting done this morning before work.
Currently trying to brainstorm what I was in the background of this one.
#sketch #WIP #drawing #sketches #sketching
Currently trying to brainstorm what I was in the background of this one.
#sketch #WIP #drawing #sketches #sketching
August 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Did some sketching during lunch of the painting I'm working on since I didn't get any painting done this morning before work.
Currently trying to brainstorm what I was in the background of this one.
#sketch #WIP #drawing #sketches #sketching
Currently trying to brainstorm what I was in the background of this one.
#sketch #WIP #drawing #sketches #sketching
Update on this WIP
Worked on the skirt part and adjusted the face
Bonus photo of my paint palette which is currently a small square canvas.
Worked on the skirt part and adjusted the face
Bonus photo of my paint palette which is currently a small square canvas.
August 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Update on this WIP
Worked on the skirt part and adjusted the face
Bonus photo of my paint palette which is currently a small square canvas.
Worked on the skirt part and adjusted the face
Bonus photo of my paint palette which is currently a small square canvas.
WIP base layers so far + the reference photo. I've had this Indonesian puppet on my shelf for a while that I've been wanting to paint.
August 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
WIP base layers so far + the reference photo. I've had this Indonesian puppet on my shelf for a while that I've been wanting to paint.
Pretty flower pictures from a walk through the local community garden the other day.
July 3, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Pretty flower pictures from a walk through the local community garden the other day.
"Come here often stranger?" Says the stuffed frog posed in the bed
June 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"Come here often stranger?" Says the stuffed frog posed in the bed
Frog graffiti from my trip to the beach the other day.
June 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Frog graffiti from my trip to the beach the other day.
Saw baby duckies at the park!! Duck time duck time
June 21, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Saw baby duckies at the park!! Duck time duck time
A couple #oilpaintings of strawberries 4×6 panel board canvas.
The one on the left took around 3 hrs over 2 days and the second one on the right took about 30 minutes in 1 day.
#strawberries #garden #oilpaint #painting
The one on the left took around 3 hrs over 2 days and the second one on the right took about 30 minutes in 1 day.
#strawberries #garden #oilpaint #painting
May 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A couple #oilpaintings of strawberries 4×6 panel board canvas.
The one on the left took around 3 hrs over 2 days and the second one on the right took about 30 minutes in 1 day.
#strawberries #garden #oilpaint #painting
The one on the left took around 3 hrs over 2 days and the second one on the right took about 30 minutes in 1 day.
#strawberries #garden #oilpaint #painting
Little painting from the past 2 days onto the next one.
Spring has sprung and when I open the front door the house is filled with the smell of irises.
#oilpainting #painting #traditionalart
Spring has sprung and when I open the front door the house is filled with the smell of irises.
#oilpainting #painting #traditionalart
May 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Little painting from the past 2 days onto the next one.
Spring has sprung and when I open the front door the house is filled with the smell of irises.
#oilpainting #painting #traditionalart
Spring has sprung and when I open the front door the house is filled with the smell of irises.
#oilpainting #painting #traditionalart
Kool-aid man really playing fast and loose with his life by not wearing a helmet on his bike.
Kneepads but no helmet when you're made of glass?
Kneepads but no helmet when you're made of glass?
May 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Kool-aid man really playing fast and loose with his life by not wearing a helmet on his bike.
Kneepads but no helmet when you're made of glass?
Kneepads but no helmet when you're made of glass?
April 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM